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Lie: An order from President Kagame of Rwanda

June 2, 2012March 30, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergcongo, DRC, Goma, Kagame, M23, MP's, RNC, Rwanda, Theogeme RUdasingwa, war

By: Jennifer Fierberg, MSW Rwandan National Congress (RNC) Speaks on Rwanda’s issues in the CongoThe last few weeks have seen the Central Africa region, particularly the Congo and Rwanda; face many dualities of challenges; from the sentencing of warlords at the ICC to new rebel groups surfacing in the Congo. A central player in all of this has, once again,... Read More

Congo president calls for arrest of wanted warlord

April 11, 2012 Global AuthorBosco Ntaganda, Child Soldiers, congo, Kabila, Kinshasa, war

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — In a marked turnaround, Congo’s president called Wednesday for the arrest of a notorious ex-warlord and army general, who has been allowed to walk freely despite an international indictment, an official said. Bosco Ntaganda is accused of using child soldiers for fighting in Ituri, in northeastern Congo, from 2002 to 2003. He was first indicted on… Read More

Behind The Presidential Curtains: A hungry president the truth behind Congo war

April 2, 2012 Global AuthorBehind the presidential Curtain, congo, Grenedes, Noble Marara, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, war

After the overthrow of Mobutu of Zaire and naming it Democratic Republic of Congo, Paul Kagame was convinced that his Government will have the biggest access of Congo’s wealth and the right to do whatever he wished without any hindrance. Kagame made Desire Kabila the new president of the DRC, convincing himself that he would use him to control and… Read More

Gaddafi: Death of an era, dawn of an era

October 21, 2011 Global Authordeath, Gaddafi, Libya, NATO, NTC, war

First accounts are almost never correct, but if the circumstances of Libyan Col. Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi's death prove to be as reported, they will provide yet another, final irony in a life replete with them. The man whose success relied upon a combination of great-power manipulation and the ability to sustain the fantasy that he embodied the aspirations of... Read More

Burundi Massacre: Learning From Past Genocides

September 27, 2011 Global Authorafrica, Burundi, Burundi Africa, Burundi Killings, Burundi Massacre, Burundi Murders, Genocide, horn of africa, Massacre, war, World News

Gunmen disguised as police led a bar massacre near the Burundian capital of Bujumbura last Sunday, with an estimated 36 people killed one by one. The brazen attack has heightened fears of a civil war in the landlocked, East African country of 8.3 million. Burundi is no stranger to massacres. Genocides and civil wars between Hutus and Tutsis claimed the… Read More

Another Declaration of War along Sudan’s Border

September 2, 2011 Global Authorblue Nile, conflict, SPLA/M, Sudan, war

By: Alysha Atma Blue Nile, Sudan, an area that has seen continued conflict for decades is once again hearing the sounds of war. According to on ground sources, fighting has sparked again early Friday, September 02, 2011 among the Northern Sudanese forces (NCP) and the SPLA/M – Sudanese People’s Liberation Army/Movement. The north began deploying forces in the… Read More

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